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Other NewsEditorialsFace facts: Climate change is unfolding as predicted.The wildfires in Russia, the floods in Pakistan and the record heat this summer in New Jersey have one thing in common: They are exactly the kind of symptoms scientists predicted we’d experience as global warming occurs. Newark Star-Ledger The EPA's new gas-mileage labels are good but not perfect.The EPA is asking for comments on its proposed new gas mileage stickers for automobiles -- so here's ours. On the whole, both of the agency's two suggested alternative stickers represent much-needed improvement over current fuel-economy labeling. Washington Post Climate-change assessment: Must try harder.Whoever leads the IPCC, the governments - and, indeed, Mr Ban - should make sure that there is a well-thought-out structure, and perhaps some expert special advisers, put in place in order to see to it that change happens. Economist OpinionHow pesticides can be safe for bees and frogs, and still kill them.The agricultural herbicide atrazine, a chemical that inhibits weeds from growing in crop fields, was washing out of farm fields, flowing into groundwater and draining into the ponds the frogs were disappearing from. But earlier tests had shown that atrazine didn't affect frogs. Daily Green No need to be afraid of a tax on carbon.The most significant policy issue in the deal struck between the Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party was that of climate policy. Sydney Morning Herald Time to get tough, environmentalists say.Has the environmental movement lost its mojo? The election of President Obama two years ago was supposed to be a turning point, when Congress and the White House would finally act on climate change legislation. But that didn't happen. Why is that? National Public Radio |
All consuming.With population and per-capita consumption both on the rise, it's hard to believe humanity's impact on the Earth is sustainable. But what would happen if we ate less meat? Or gave women better education and more power? Seed Magazine Bid to suspend California global-warming law gets $1 million from billionaire brothers' firm.The fight over a November ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law has escalated sharply with the Koch brothers, oil billionaires and "tea party" backers, making a million-dollar entry into the fray. Los Angeles Times Amazon may be headed for another bad drought.Drought has cut Peru's Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades. Reuters Shipping companies eye fabled Asia route as ice melts.Shipowners are showing growing interest in a fabled trade route to Asia which climate change is beginning to open up at last, as polar ice recedes. Agence France-Presse U.N. predicts bigger swings in food supply.A U.N. agency says the 2010 global wheat harvest is one of the largest ever but experts say a less stable climate will mean bigger food supply fluctuations. United Press International Greater clarity on climate finance at 46-nation forum.Forty-six countries gained a clearer view on Friday of what it may take to secure a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars in climate aid, an issue that threatens hopes for a treaty on global warming. Agence France-Presse What lies beneath Antarctic ice.Rodolfo del Valle and his team are heading to the Southern Ocean to measure a methane leak. Nature Gas cars could get 74 m.p.g. by 2035, researcher says.A new report from a University of Michigan researcher estimates that, even without going electric, U.S. cars and trucks could achieve an average efficiency of 74 miles per gallon by 2035. New York Times Fiorina announces support for Proposition 23 to roll back state's global warming law.One of the more memorable exchanges in Wednesday night's debate between Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina was Fiorina's refusal to take a position on Proposition 23. Los Angeles Times Sugarcane's electrical potential goes to waste.Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix. Inter Press Service |
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Top ConsequencesAmazon may be headed for another bad drought.Drought has cut Peru's Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades. Reuters Shipping companies eye fabled Asia route as ice melts.Shipowners are showing growing interest in a fabled trade route to Asia which climate change is beginning to open up at last, as polar ice recedes. Agence France-Presse U.N. predicts bigger swings in food supply.A U.N. agency says the 2010 global wheat harvest is one of the largest ever but experts say a less stable climate will mean bigger food supply fluctuations. United Press International Top SolutionsAll consuming.With population and per-capita consumption both on the rise, it's hard to believe humanity's impact on the Earth is sustainable. But what would happen if we ate less meat? Or gave women better education and more power? Seed Magazine Gas cars could get 74 m.p.g. by 2035, researcher says.A new report from a University of Michigan researcher estimates that, even without going electric, U.S. cars and trucks could achieve an average efficiency of 74 miles per gallon by 2035. New York Times Sugarcane's electrical potential goes to waste.Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix. Inter Press Service Top CausesAll consuming.With population and per-capita consumption both on the rise, it's hard to believe humanity's impact on the Earth is sustainable. But what would happen if we ate less meat? Or gave women better education and more power? Seed Magazine What lies beneath Antarctic ice.Rodolfo del Valle and his team are heading to the Southern Ocean to measure a methane leak. Nature Belching sheep.Sheep burps produce methane - a gas that contributes to climate change. Now researchers are suggesting a novel solution to minimize the greenhouse gas: seasoning the sheeps’ food. Living On Earth Top PoliticsBid to suspend California global-warming law gets $1 million from billionaire brothers' firm.The fight over a November ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law has escalated sharply with the Koch brothers, oil billionaires and "tea party" backers, making a million-dollar entry into the fray. Los Angeles Times Greater clarity on climate finance at 46-nation forum.Forty-six countries gained a clearer view on Friday of what it may take to secure a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars in climate aid, an issue that threatens hopes for a treaty on global warming. Agence France-Presse Fiorina announces support for Proposition 23 to roll back state's global warming law.One of the more memorable exchanges in Wednesday night's debate between Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina was Fiorina's refusal to take a position on Proposition 23. Los Angeles Times |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomClimate Clippings - The Brazos, weatherization, and disagreeing over agreeing.
Daily Climate's weekly compilation of news tidbits. This week: Lost love - er, carbon - on the Brazos; $120 million for weatherization efforts; and two books look why consensus on climate policy is so elusive. more Americans' sense of energy savings? Small change.Quick – what's the most effective way for you to save energy? If you're like many Americans, you'd say turn out the lights or turn up the AC's thermostat. And, like many Americans, you'd miss the mark. more Climate Clippings - Tropical ice, fuel cells, and a new chair.Daily Climate's weekly compilation of climate snippets: Disappearing ice in the tropics; power from water and air; a battery break-through; and an invisible, immaterial chair. more Climate Clippings - Cell phones, farmers and Hawaiian surf.Daily Climate's weekly compilation of climate tidbits: Spreading climate news in rural countries, a new approach to large-scale ag investments, and Hawaii's offshore power potential. more Climate Clippings: Ice fields, ENSO trouble and high fashion.Today TDC launches weekly feature offering snippets of new and noteworthy developments. This week: A truly "emerging" field, a dispute over El Niño data, and an attempt to marry solar energy and haute couture. more |
